Matt O'Riley tells Brighton ally why Celtic are just different as he has answer ready for the million dollar question

Matt O'Riley reckons most people can't even IMAGINE what it's like to play for Celtic - let alone hack it under the Parkhead pressure.

And he made sure Brighton legend Glenn Murray knew it when he appeared on the club's official podcast this week. O'Riley is off and running in the Premier League at last after an injury-hampered false start, and came off the bench to score the winner against Manchester City to sign off for the international break.

It was the first real return on his £25m transfer fee and he'll be hoping for more moments like that now he's finally motoring down south. His rise since joining Celtic from MK Dons for a bargain £1.5m almost three years ago has been startling and his two-and-a-half seasons at Parkhead certainly left their mark on O'Riley.

Speaking on the club's regular podcast, hosted by broadcaster Paul Hayward and legendary frontman Murray, he was asked what it was like to play for Celtic and dominate Scottish football. And while the hosts might have expected an answer indicating the Premier League has been a step above, he said: "Respectfully, the pressures of playing at Celtic are for most people unimaginable. It is not easy to win every game of football regardless of who you are playing against.

"If you have 11 men behind the ball who are well-organised sometimes it is difficult to score. The longer the game goes on, the anxiety bulids up in the crowd. And you just need to learn to be able to accept that but also just somehow block it out and stay focused.

"To do that every single game is really tiring, you know - mentally and physically - to sustain it as well. Anyone who is able to play at Celtic for a long time, like James Forrest and Callum McGregor, to have that kind of relentless